Eastman Joins Potomac State Faculty

Susan L. Eastman has been named to the faculty at Potomac State College of West Virginia University as an instructor in English.

Susan Eastman

Eastman earned her Ph.D. and her Master of Arts in English from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Berea College in Berea, Kentucky and spent a summer studying in France.

Before coming to Potomac State, Eastman served as an adjunct instructor, a post-doctoral lecturer and a teaching assistant. She has also worked with at-risk, first-generation and minority high school students to prepare them for college.

She has been published in scholarly journals and currently has several items under review for publication. Eastman has presented numerous professional papers and given invited lectures as well.

In addition to speaking her natural language of English, Eastman also speaks French, Spanish and beginning Viet Namese.

Eastman is a lifetime member of Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society, the Mortar Board Honor Society, the American Studies Association, the Modern Language Association, and the Society for Military History.